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Naso lituratus in life
In life — Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Francois Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Francois Libert
BPBM 9288Ichthyology

Naso lituratus

Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish

As recorded: Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae

Collected by
G.R. Allen
Date
September 22, 1965
Locality
Oahu; Waikiki; Queen's Surf Beach
Island
Oʻahu
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
28 Bishop specimens of Naso lituratus · collected 1900–1981Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 22, 1965, G.R. Allen also collected 11 other specimens.

Naso lituratus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,973 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Naso lituratus. BPBM 9288. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37638888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9288.

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